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The foundation, run by Chappaqua residents Bill and Hillary Clinton, is being questioned by the Justice Department over whether it engaged in any pay-to-play politics while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State,
according to The Hill
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The FBI has interviewed one witness with more interviews planned, according to The Hill, questioning whether the Clintons promised favors in return for charitable donations.

Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Hillary Clinton, said the probe was disgraceful and a distraction by Republicans.

"Let’s call this what it is: a sham," Merrill said. "This is a philanthropy that does life-changing work, which Republicans have tried to turn into a political football.

"It began with a now long-debunked project spearheaded by Steve Bannon during the presidential campaign. It continues with (Attorney General) Jeff Sessions doing (President) Trump’s bidding by heeding his calls to meddle with a department that is supposed to function independently."